Why London’s Finest Still Choose Retro Sofas And Accent Chairs

I grew up amongst furniture, and I’ve never left it. Here in Mayfair, customers aren’t simply shopping for wood and fabric. Old families from Belgravia and Kensington, and they all ask for desk chair funky quality. A vintage sofa, gives them that. I sent a set of accent chairs to a Grosvenor Square apartment, and he told me years later it was still going strong. That’s the Mayfair way. They look for convenience, but sooner or later they return. Gloss wears off, whereas classic sofas grow finer.

The capital’s rooms all look different. Chelsea wants polish, with buttoned wingbacks. Hackney raw, with retro mismatches. That’s the reality. I’ll tell you something else, a sofa becomes family. Mass production never delivers it. I still knock on the wood for weight, and the difference is clear. Retro has power. If you’re thinking quick buy, chairs and sofa stop. Pick up a retro armchair, and chairs and sofa let it settle into your life.